Tivoli® Storage Manager Version 7.1 is installed with the latest version of the IBM DB2® database software, V10.5. The DB2 technology provides management functions for the server database.
The previous Tivoli Storage Manager server release, V6.3, was packaged with a DB2 V9.7 database.
If you are upgrading the server, you must ensure that the correct version of DB2 is installed. If you are using a Tivoli Storage Manager V6.1 server, and you want to upgrade to V7.1, you must upgrade the V6.1 server to V6.2 or V6.3. Then, upgrade the server from V6.2 or V6.3 to V7.1. The Tivoli Storage Manager V6.1 server was packaged with a DB2 V9.5 database, which cannot be upgraded to V10.5. The Tivoli Storage Manager V6.2 and V6.3 servers were packaged with a DB2 V9.7 database, which can be upgraded to V10.5.